Sculptor. Born Denmark. Came to England in about 1655 and arrived in London by 1660. Also carved the amazing statues of Melancholy and Raving Madness that used to adorn the entrance gates of Bethlem (Bedlam) Hospital (when it was at Moorfields) and can now be seen in a small museum in Kent at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. Father of writer Colley Cibber. Died London, buried in the Danish church, Wellclose Square, which he had designed, but that was demolished in 1870.
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Charles II statue - Soho Square
Erected in the King's lifetime - see Fenner Brockway for our list of other su...
The Monument - west and north
The bas relief by Cibber is worthy of close examination. It shows a woman on...
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Lady Kathleen Scott
Sculptor. Born as (Edith Agnes) Kathleen Bruce, in Nottinghamshire. Married Captain Scott (of the Antarctic) in 1908 and was given the title Lady which she would have received, had he returned ali...
2 memorials
Lady Hetta Empson
Sculptor and political activist. Born as Hester Henrietta Crouse in South Africa. Studied art and sculpture. Supported Communism and the black workers in South Africa. Travelled to Europe and drove...
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
George Henry Paulin
Sculptor. born Scotland. Known as Harry. Served inWW1 first in the army as a trooper, then in the Royal Flying Corps, then in the Royal Naval Air Service which became the Royal Air Force. So h...
1 memorial
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C. A. Robinson Foundation Stone
SE10, Ballast Quay, By 4 - 6
C. A. Robinson & Co. This stone was laid by C. A. Robinson Esq. A. C. Robinson Esq. K. Motley Esq. December 7th 1953.
4 subjects commemorated
Coronation tree - SW3
SW3, Cadogan Street, Sussex House School, the Nicholls Hall
The Prunus Ukon is a flowering cherry tree and, know-nothing gardeners though we be, we can say with certainty that there is not one of t...
1 subject commemorated
Lockerbie bench - 12 - Murphy
TW9, Kew Gardens
We have numbered these 17 plaques, anti-clockwise, starting from the plaque for the whole crew which faces the water. Oddly, the last two...
2 subjects commemorated
1 memorial
members of the Royal Artillery who died in WW2
29,924 of all ranks of the Royal Artillery died in WW2.
1 memorial
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